Canada Healthwatch 🍁

A look into new MAID developments, problem gambling rates, the primary care crisis, and sky-high cancer drug costs. Don't forget to check out this Weekly Dose™ . canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Individual dies day after plasma donation, but officials say no link found, Christl Dabu reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Key dates in the evolution of Canada's medically assisted dying laws. By Sarah Ritchie. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MAID

EU representative praises closer work with Canada on vaccines as U.S. pulls back, Dylan Robertson and Emilie Bergeron report. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealh #USHealth #Vaccines

Dementia doctors, provinces differ on question of advance consent in MAID, Nicole Ireland reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MAID

Liberals table bill restricting access to MAID for mental illness, Rachel Aiello reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MAID

Long-term medication or modern crash diet? Inside the new world of GLP-1s. By Lauren Pelley. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #GLP1s

Ontario attaches more than 511K people to primary care amid goal of connecting all, Allison Jones reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PrimaryCare

Are we designing progress around human well-being? By Jacob Beaulieu. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health, Terry Tang reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Inquiry looking into man's death in Edmonton ER hears about too many patients, not enough beds or doctors, Jesmeen Gill reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it, Chris Knight reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads, Chandelis Duster reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth #MeaslesOutbreak

Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada, Anya Zoledziowski reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth

His doctors gave him 2 or 3 months. A new early-stage Toronto cancer treatment has been a ‘lifesaver’, Kevin Jiang and Megan Ogilvie report. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CancerCare #CdnHealth

Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming. By Tessie Sanci. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

These Canadian doctors are already wrestling with the dilemmas posed by advance requests for MAID, Raisa Patel reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MAID

Manitoban denied out-of-province care for rare condition says he's 'tortured every single day', Alicia Wang reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices, CNN reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #COVID

A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care. By Nick Logan and Christine Birak. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerCare

Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders. By Aderonke Agboji and Fiona MacDonald. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #BrainHealth

Canada needs a new approach to frailty, Dr. Greg Andreas writes. canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/10/23/c... #PalliativeCare #CdnHealth

Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths, Kate Bartlett reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #EbolaOutbreak

Grifols plasma collection sites should stay closed and private for-profit plasma collection should be prohibited in Canada, Anne Lagacé Dowson writes. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis. By Molly McCracken and Kate Kehler. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #Homelessness #ToxicDrugCrisis

Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care, Ruby Cornish reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient, Amanda Schupak reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Menstrual equity is economic policy, it’s time Canada treated it that way. By Linda Biggs and Kirstin Beardsley. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth #CdnHealth

A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning, Lauran Neergaard reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerCare

What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France? Deidre McPhillips reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #Shamonda #PublicHealth

What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election? Baneet Braich reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country, Amy Judd and Catherine Urquhart report. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PublicHealthCA

Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, Andrew Gregory reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #HeartHealth

Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout, Ali Abdalvand and Ehsan Etezad report. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #DigitalHealth

How bad is another case of COVID? Dani Blum reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #COVID

Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C., Ruby Cornish reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on, Sameer Chhabra reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France, Thomson Reueters reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealth

Excess weight gain during pregnancy tied to severe health complications, Christl Dabu reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth

Some U.S. schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here’s what parents and students should know, Cheyanne Mumphrey reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth #Caffeine

Canada’s health ministers advance workforce reforms and national health-data sharing, Hospital News reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care, the National Post reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market, Richa Naidu and Dominique Patton report. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #Ozempic #CdnHealth

Wainwright fire shows the importance of health-care system resilience to Canadian security, Bhavini Gohel and Marcia Clark write. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis shocked many. If she were in Canada, it might have been different, Kevin Jiang reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Over-the-counter hearing aids will soon be for sale in Ontario. Here’s why some experts are concerned. By Pat Foran. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Montreal hospital offers virtual ER appointments — a first in Quebec, Robin Della Corte reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

Regina mom hopes new HIV testing program will help others giving birth, Maeve Ellis reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #HIV

MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms, Dave Seglins, Andreas Wesley and Saloni Bhugra report. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #MentalHealthCA #Gambling

An inquiry into alleged COVID‑19 vaccine injuries fails to weigh the ethics and risks of Canada’s response. By Kari Pahlman, Diego S. Silva and Maxwell J. Smith. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #COVID #CdnHealth